Dispensing and advertising device



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INVENTOR as N ATTORNEY April 26, 1927. 1,625,944

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Patented Apr. 26, 1927.

PATENT FFIeE.

HUL'BERT A. :ioIvI-is, on Am, o'iLAHoMA.

DISPENSING AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Application filed October 5, 1923. Serial No. 666,775.

This invention relates to dispensing machines and has for its object the provision of a novel machine which is coin released and manually operated whereby to dispense lead pencils or other ctm'nnoditics the device furthermore embodying an advertising feature in which the advertising matter is changed at eachsale or operation of the vending mechanism.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character which is designed to be op erated upon the insertion of a certain coin and which will fail to operate in case a coin of improper value is used.

Another object is the provision of a device of thischaracter which will be very simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to operate, neat and attractive in appearance, not likely to get out of order and a general improvement in the art.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construct-ion to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: j

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device showing it in its casing,

Figure 2 is a front elevation with the casing front removed Figure 3 is a rear elevation with. the back of the casing removed,

Figure 1- is a vertical section through the advertising device,

Figure 5 is a vertical section through the hopper and ejecting mechanism,

l igure 6 is a vertical section taken tllrough the coin chute and releasing mechanism,

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the coin operated member,

Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure (5 showing the mechanism as released by a coin and ready to discharge a pencil,

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the cam which forms a portion of the present invention,

The remaining figures are detail views.

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown the device as comprising a casing 10 which may be constructed of wood or metal and of any desired size and shape. It is preferable that portions at least of this casing be removable whereby to permit access to the interior thereof. In actual practice it is probably necessary that only the back plate 11 be removable, and this back plate may be hingedly mounted or held on the remainder of the casing by any other means. This casing might also be mount-ed upon legs or might be constructed simply to stand upon a counter ormay be equipped with supporting hooks or the like whereby it may be suspended from a wall or other support. Extending vertically within the casing and running from top to bottom thereof are spaced partitions 12 and 13 which divide the interior ofthe easing into three compart-merits 1 1, 15 and 16. 7

Located within the compartment 14- is a hopper 17 designed to contain a stock oflead pencils indicated at A and this hopper has its front and back converging downwardly and merging into or connected with spaced parallel plates 18 between which the pencils pass as they are fed to the ejecting mechanism. Secured upon and projecting below the plates 18 are leaf springs 19 between which the pencils pass and which operate to hold the pencils in superposed relation until they are positively forced out by the means to be describet. V

Journaled transversely of all the compartments 14:,15 and 16 is a shaft 2Ov which is provided at one end outside of the casing with a crank handle 2-1 whereby it may be rotated. Secured upon this shaft within the compartment 16 is a roller 22 about which is trained an endless apron 23 which in turn trained about anidle roller 2% at the top of the compartment 16. This apron bears any desired advertising matter as indicated, which matter is visible through a glass pane 25 in the front of the casing. I

d tliin the compartment 14 the shaft 20 carries a pair of lingers 26 which aredesigned to engage against the lowermost pencil between the springs 19, whereby to force the pencil downwardly past the springsand onto a delivery tray 27 to which access is had through an opening 28 in the front of the casing, it being preferable that the lower edge of the opening be notched at 29 to facilitate grasping the pencil and removing it. y 7

Located within the upper portion of the intermediate compartment 15 is a coin chute 30 which extends from a slot 31 in the top portion of the front of the casing. [slidably mounted between the partitions 12 and 13 and disposed slightly below the rearpr lower end of the chute 30 is a coin holding lltl llU

membe 32 which ishere illustrated as being of a plate like formation and formed with a slot 33 which extends from its upper end downwardly and which leads out through one side as shown at 3 t. Opposite this coin receiving member the partition 12 is formed with an opening 35 which will permit the coin dropping out of the coin receiving member to fall into a money drawer 36 which is mounted within the bottom of the compartment l l. This coin receiving member is carried by a stem 37 which extends downwardly and which is pivotally connected at 38 with the rear end of a lever 39 which is pivoted intermediate its ends as shown at 40 and which terminates in a weighted head all disposed in the path of travel of a cam 42 on the shaft 20. This cam has a shoulder 43 which ordinarily abuts against the end of the head 41 so as to prevent the shaft from being turned until released by the insertion of a coin. This cam is also formed with an oppositely facing shoulder as which co-operates with a spring pressed pawl 45 to allow only a slight reverse movement of the shaft.

Pivoted on the pivot d of the lever 39 a second lever 46 which has one end 47 disposed in the path of travel of the shoulder l& and which has its other end engaging beneath a latcl1+l8 pivoted at a9 on a support carried on the partition 12.

Engaging the latch 48 and rising there from is an arm which is guided for vertical movement and has secured to its upper end a plate as adapted to cover the outlet of the slot 33 to prevent the coin from falling therefrom until the shaft is moved for operatingthe dispensing device. Upon rotation of the shaft the shoulder 44 of the cam will engage the hooked end l? of the lever 46 causing the lever to be moved upon its pivot whereby the cover plate 46 will be raised from the position shown in Fig ure 10, to the position shown in Figure 11, releasing the coin from the holding mem ber 32 through the opening :n and opening into the coin box 36. Therefore the weight of the coin will retain the weighted lever 41 in elevated position until the shaft is revolved suflicient to prevent the head from engaging the cam 42, this action taking place upon each revolution of the shaft.

In the operation it will be seen that ordinarily the handle and shaft 20 cannot be turned. \Vh'en the purchaser desires to obtain a pencil he inserts the proper coin, probably a nickel in actual practice within the slot 31, whereupon this coin will slide down the chute 30 and engage within the member 32. 'A coin of less denomination than the proper one will have insutiicient weight to move the member 32 downwardly but the proper coin will move it down whereupon the lever 39 will swing downwardly so that the head 41 will he moved upwardly out of the path of travel of the shoulder 43. The operator then grasps the handle 21 and turns the shaft 20 upwardly and rearwardly away from him. At the same time the coin rolls out of the outlet opening 34 in the member 32 and drops into the money drawer 36. When the crank handle is turned, the fingers :26 on the shaft engage against the lowermost pencil between the springs 19 and force this pencil out so that it will drop down onto the tray 27 from which it is removed by the purchaser. Every time the crank handle is turned the roller 2:2 operates to wind the apron 23 so that a different advertisement will be displayed through the pane From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simply constructed and consequently inexpensive 'vcnd ing machine which will be neat, attractive and convenient and which will be a big asset on account of its advertising functions. Owing to the simplicity of the construction and the fewness of the parts it is apparent that there is very little to get out of order so that the device should have a long life and satisfactorily perform all of its functions.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of tho subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

In a dispensing and advertising device, a vertically disposed coin chute provided with a slot, a slotted coin holder mounted for sliding movement in the chute. a weighted lever pivotally mounted intermediate its ends and having one end pivotally secured to the coin holder: a rotatably mounted shaft arranged at right angles with respect to the lever, a cam shaft fixed to said shaft and normally arranged to engage the weighted lever to prevent rotation of the shaft, a second lever pivoted midway its ends and adapted to be rocked on its pivot through the medium of the cam, a cover plate associated with the slots of the coin chute and coin holder and means connecting said cover plate with the second mentioned lever to operate said cover plate following the operation of the coin holder for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

HULBERT A. JONES. 

